Tuesday, December 23, 2008

SicKL Open Lab (SOL) 004: Special Holiday Season Party Lab

Dear friends,

SicKL Open Lab (SOL) is back with its 4th season with a special holiday edition! Hot steamboat is served, and you can dance! SOL 004 December season will feature a multi-disciplinary performance by Chan Seau Huvi (performance art), Au Sow Yee (video), Yong Yandsen (video + sound) and Kok Siew Wai (voice), electroacoustic music by musician/music scholar Affendi Ramli and an experimental DJ set with light installation by Jazmok (Bintang Bendehara), Ronnie Khoo (Furniture), Fahmi Fadzil (Projek Wayang) & Lisa Foo.
Come join us, and bring your friends!

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Event: SicKL Open Lab (SOL) 004
Date & Time: 27th December 2008, Saturday, 7:30pm
Address: 73, 3rd Floor, Amber Business Plaza, Jalan Jelawat 1, 56100 Cheras, KL. (Just a minute walk from Star Line LRT, ‘Cheras’ station.)

For driving instructions: Yandsen 012-9198031 (map attached)
Admission by donation
Attire: light and easy … cuz we are hot!
You are welcome to bring your favorite booze (there is a 7-11 nearby)!

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS/MUSICIANS:

CHAN SEAU HUVI is a performance artist and a video artist. She is graduated from l’école superièure d’art d’Aix en Provence, France. Huvi starts producing videos for her performance since 2002. She is currently living and working in Kuala Lumpur.

AFFENDI HJ RAMLI born in Ipoh, Malaysia, currently he is a doctoral student, under supervision by Dr. Hasnizam Abdul Wahid at the Faculty of Arts and Creative, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Recently he has won the “Best Jury’s Selection Award 2007” in Bourges, Paris. Affendi Hj. Ramli is one of the music lecturers in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tg. Malim, Perak, lecturing composition, violin and music technology. He received his Bachelor of Music from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia and Master of Arts in Audio Production from University Of Westminster, United Kingdom.

RONNIE KHOO is a recording enthusiast who works from a home studio. His projects include playing in rock bands, scoring for independent film, and tampering with electronic equipment to make them squeal in unexpected ways.

JAZMOK is a malaysian-based sound artist. His favourite music instruments are mobile gadgets,as the medium of producing his sound.He is interested in malay classical rhythm and other native cultures in malaysia.The sound characteristic of Jazmok is describe as various of oscilator wave and ambient with gong atmosphere. He loves experimenting with sound and had produce several of interactive installation while performing.

FAHMI FADZIL is a performer and writer. He is a member of Five Arts Centre, principal coordinator of Projek Wayang, and partner at Bright Lights At Midnight. Initiated in 2006, Projek Wayang is an experimentation group interested to search, investigate, explore and construct forms of wayang that resonates within an urban, contemporary and cosmopolitan context.

LISA FOO is the co-founder of FOTA Design in 2007 and a design practice in architecture, interior and sculpture. Graduated with BA in Architecture from the University of New South Wales, Sydney at the end of 2003, and after a spell of almost two years with a large commercial practice, Lisa has reveled in the opportunity to design an experimental private house in Kuala Lumpur to strike out on her own. Her involvement in the arts emerged in November 2007 when she was an artist participant at numerous 'Arts for Grabs' event organized by the Annexe Gallery, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur. In the event, her collaboration with her friend formed LFSS and created luminous eco-light sculpture from recycled plastic bottles.

FOTA Design --- www.fotadesign.net
LFSS --- www.lfss-create.blogspot.com
Art 2 Play --- www.art2play.blogspot.com
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SicKL OPEN LAB (SOL) is a monthly art laboratory where artists come together to show individual’s work and form new collaboration. SiCKL will provide the environment for artistic expression, improvisation, experimentation, learning and collaboration. In each lab session, we encourage artists from different backgrounds to experiment with each other to create new work. We welcome artists from all disciplines.

Dare to experiment! Surprise us and surprise yourself!

SOL happens bi-monthly on the last Saturday of the month @ 8pm unless otherwise notified.

For more information, please contact:
SicKL (Studio in Cheras, KL)
Siew Wai at swsuny@hotmail.com / kokbuffalo@yahoo.com
Sow Yee at truely_au@hotmail.com

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Saturday, December 20, 2008

Khoda by Reza Dolatabadi

terlebih rajin - ahmad au'zaei

I nifted this video from Zaei's status msg I thought it would be interesting to share..


Khoda from Reza Dolatabadi on Vimeo.

Original Source: http://www.vimeo.com/2074812

Well the summary is this. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you made an animation out of painting 12 frames per second? Or how about making a 3D video by manual animation? Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

MDeC Soft Skills training for FCM students

Hello FA'ers!

As per my announcement in the SRI class, just reminding you all again about the MDeC soft skills training workshop that is offered to MALAYSIAN students during the period Jan 12-22, 2009.

This workshop will help MMU students develop their corporate image, presentation skills and public speaking skills and help cultivate your confidence and motivation in the workplace.

It's a 10 day class and will end before CNY. If you are interested, please send me, Dr. Mai, an email (neo.mai@mmu.edu.my) with the following details:

Name
Degree
Date of Graduation
Email
Handphone #.

There are only 15 seats available for FCM students and it is filling up fast! This list will be submitted on Friday morning, so the deadline to send me your details is Thursday, Dec 18, 2008, at 5pm.

Thanks! :-D
Dr. Mai

Monday, December 15, 2008

Photography exhibition

http://javad-ti.blogspot.com/2008/11/photography-exhibition.html

Just helping my friend from ID to promote his photo gallery. Some interesting stuff he has in his collection of photos.

Date: 20th & 21st December
Venue: Annexe Gallery, KL.

Come and support!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Experience @ Singapore 2009

Hello all, here are some details if you are interested in Lucasfilm, Ubisoft or even Singapore Health Services. Hmm Careers@Singapore 2009 Forum looks interesting. :D

Is is a 3D2N programme at a subsidized programme fee of RM180. Contact Singapore would like to invite you to submit your application for Experience@Singapore 2009.

What does the 3D2N package (for RM180) include?
  • To-and-fro coach transport between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore
  • 2N accommodation on triple or quad sharing basis
  • Lunch on 16 Jan, dinner on 17 Jan and daily breakfast at the resort/hotel
  • Tour of Singapore and land transfers according to the programme
  • Entrance fees and tickets (if any) to the attractions as indicated in the final programme
  • Participation at the Careers@Singapore 2009 Forum
Who can participate in Experience@Singapore 2009?
  • Malaysia-based students studying in the penultimate
  • Students of final year of undergraduate studies
  • Vacancies are limited, successful candidates would ideally have the interest to explore a career in Singapore, have consistently strong academic results and a good track record of extracurricular activities.
Who are the companies participating in the Career@Singapore 2009 Forum?
  • Deloitte
  • Ernest & Young
  • Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific
  • KPMG
  • LTC & Associates
  • Lucasfilm
  • Michael Page
  • MOHHoldings
  • National Healthcare Group
  • Ng, Lee & Associates
  • PwC
  • Singapore Health Service
  • Unisoft
Log on to http://www.contactsingapore.sg/experience@singapore_Jan2009/ for more details of the Forum.

How to apply for Experience@Singapore 2009?
  • Log on to http://www.contactsingapore.sg/experience@singapore_Jan2009.
  • Submit your application which includes (in one single PDF or MS Word Document):
  • Your Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) including your institution name, course and year of study, CGPA, graduation & availability date, and other extra-curricular activities & awards.
  • An essay of not more than 500 words on why you want to participate in Experience@Singapore and how the programme can benefit you.
  • Applications must be by 10 Dec 2008.

Successful candidares for the programme will be notified via email by 15 Dec 2008.
Invited students should approach their respective institutions' career office by 24 Dec 2008 to make the payment for RM180 nett in full.


For more details or to submit your application, log on to:
http://www.contactsingapore.sg/experience@singapore_Jan2009/



Spaces are limited, so apply today!

For further enquiries, contact seasia@contactsingapore.sg